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PRAXIS 053/Language
Language Development and Behavior
Question | Answer |
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Language | The systematic use of sounds, signs, or written symbols for the purpose of communication or expression. |
Receptive Language | Ability to understand and comprehend information that is presented. |
Expressive Language | Ability to communicate thoughts, feelings, and ideas through words, gestures, sign systems, assistive devices, and so on. |
Articulation | Using movements of the mouth area to make speech sounds. |
Pragmatics | Knowledge of successful and appropriate language use, such as in conversation. |
Semantics | The meaning that language communicates; it governs vocabulary development. |
Syntax | A system of combining words into sentences with rules that govern how words work together in phrases, clauses, and sentences. |